- dent
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)n. indentation, depression, hollow, dimple. —v. t. indent, buckle, mar. See concavity.II(Roget's IV) n.Syn. indentation, depression, impression, dimple, dint, nick, notch, dip, cavity, hollow, dimple, cut, incision, sink, scallop, pit, concavity, trough, furrow, scratch, impress; see also hole 1 , 2 .v.Syn. hollow, depress, indent, gouge, sink, dig, press in, imprint, mark, dimple, pit, make concave, notch, scratch, nick, make a dent in, perforate, ridge, furrow, bend.Ant. straighten*, bulge, make protrude.III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.indentation, hollow, concavity, dint, *ding, dimple, depression, furrow, notch, scratch.
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